The book " Salvos with the Forces " by Walter Hull goes into some detail about ACF activities during WW2. The Salvation Army worked alongside the ACF in raising funds, collecting donated goods and distributing them to our front line men. Quote from page 15 " The Lord Mayors Funds of the respective capital cities - Melbourne, Sydney, Hobart, Perth, Adelaide and Brisbane - became associated and were known as the Australian Comforts Fund in Melbourne and Sydney. The Salvation Arny was approached and offered financial support if it would associate itself with the ACF to eliminate the neccesity of overlapping of appeals. The association was agreed in NSW, Victoria and Tasmania only. The Salvation Army retained its identity of name and service throughout the war years." - " As much as 40% of the expenditure undertaken by the Salvation Army in war service was forthcoming from the ACF." A search of the Aust War Memorial collections will provide images of some of the items provided to our troops. Regards Davin Evans >Hello Listers > >I have a poem copied onto stationery headed the ACF Australian Comforts >Fund abt 1943? by my father Flt Lt "Dinga" BELL S/N 417328. > >1. Can anyone give me information about the organisation the Australian >Comforts Fund? There is some information at the NAA but nothing digitised. _________________________________________________________________ Nothing but cars & over 100,000 of them at carsales.com.au http://a.ninemsn.com.au/b.aspx?URL=http%3A%2F%2Fsecure%2Dau%2Eimrworldwide%2Ecom%2Fcgi%2Dbin%2Fa%2Fci%5F450304%2Fet%5F2%2Fcg%5F801577%2Fpi%5F1005244%2Fai%5F836752&_t=12345&_r=emailtagline_tig_over100k&_m=EXT